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The world's No. 1-ranked player is coming off
his fifth win of 2024. That includes a major (the Masters), the
"fifth major" (The Players) and three signature events (Arnold
Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, the Memorial).
Scheffler is consistently beating the best fields in golf, and
the public largely expects him to do so against this week at
Pinehurst No. 2.
He is the +300 favorite at DraftKings, where the next shortest
odds belong to Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy at +1100.
Despite the smaller potential payout, Scheffler leads the field
with 38 percent of all money wagered on this week's winner. The
next closest is LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau with 10 percent of
the money backing him at +1800.
The story is similar at BetRivers, where Scheffler is the +335
favorite -- well ahead of Schauffele at +900 and McIlroy at
+1200. Meanwhile, defending champion Wyndham Clark carries +6600
longshot odds.
Scheffler has already raked in a recorded $24.02 million in
earnings this season and is riding a streak of 11 consecutive
top-10 finishes. Despite taking a few weeks off following the
berth of his first child last month, Scheffler has remained in
dominant form.
"It it's a good place to be," Scheffler said after holding on to
win the Memorial by a shot on Sunday. "I like how my game's
feeling right now. I feel like I've been playing some good golf.
It's great to see some results too and some wins.
"Out here the margins are so small between winning and losing.
It's a putt or a shot here or there. Fortunately, today I was
able to hit the shots when I needed to and hopefully going into
next week I'm going it stick to my game plan and prepare the way
I usually would and get ready to go out and compete again on
Thursday."
Scheffler said he doesn't feel as though he has a target on his
back. Each week is a new start, and Scheffler is still seeking
his first U.S. Open title, with a previous best of second place
coming in 2022.
"Just because I'm the favorite (at Pinehurst) doesn't really
have any affect on my score," he said. "I think we all start at
even par, if I remember correctly."
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